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Originally Posted by whell
Tu quoque arguments are especially useful when dealing with hypocrisy. For example, let's lavish attention on the misdeeds of Mr. Rove, but when someone in Obama's sphere runs an add that suggests Romney was implicit in a woman's death, let's close our eyes and ignore it. Apparently, imitation is still the sincerest form of flattery.
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You mean they are useful when trying to avoid directly addressing the point - almost as useful as a false equivalency.
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D-Ray
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